Campidano

Coordinates: 39°36′00″N 8°54′00″E / 39.6000°N 8.9000°E / 39.6000; 8.9000
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Campidano plain near Las Plassas and the namesake hill and medieval castle in the background.

Campidano (Sardinian: Campidànu) is a plain located in South-Western Sardinia (Italy),[1] covering approximately 100 kilometres between Cagliari and Oristano.

Geography

Landscape in the ex Medio Campidano Province

Geologically, it is a

sedimentary deposition
phenomena, creating an overall thickness of 600 m of sediments.

The plain is crossed by the

Tirso River
, the longest in Sardinia.

History

Agriculture has been successful in Campidano since the

Sardinians from this area, and by extension all the people inhabiting the lowlands of Southern Sardinia, are called Campidanese (Sardinian: Campidanesus, Italian
: Campidanesi).

See also

References

  1. ^ "Campidano | plain, Italy | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
  2. ISSN 0016-7142
    .

39°36′00″N 8°54′00″E / 39.6000°N 8.9000°E / 39.6000; 8.9000


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